Paralligatoridae

Paralligatoridae
Temporal range: Late Jurassic - Late Cretaceous,
Skulls of Paralligator
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Clade: Pseudosuchia
Clade: Crocodylomorpha
Clade: Neosuchia
Family: †Paralligatoridae
Konzhukova, 1954
Genera

†Batrachomimus
†Brillanceausuchus
†Doratodon
†Kansajsuchus
†Paralligator
†Rugosuchus
†Sabresuchus
†Scolomastax
†Shamosuchus
†Tarsomordeo
†Yanjisuchus

Paralligatoridae is an extinct family of neosuchian crocodyliforms that existed during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. It includes the genera Paralligator, Brillanceausuchus, Kansajsuchus, Shamosuchus, Doratodon, Scolomastax, Sabresuchus, Rugosuchus, and Batrachomimus.

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